Mechanical properties of 304 austenite stainless steel manufactured by laser metal deposition

Abstract Laser metal deposition (LMD) is a common manufacturing technique of laser additive manufacturing (LAM) which belongs to coaxial powder feeding method. The LMDed SS304 specimens are fabricated by the same combination of the process parameters so that they have the similar properties. The microstructure is similar to that of the selective laser melted (SLMed) specimen. The grain sizes of the LMDed specimen are compared with those of the specimens manufactured by the traditional method and SLM. Through the calculation of Ni and Cr equivalents in the LMDed SS304 specimen and the analytical results of electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) and energy dispersive spectroscope (EDS), the phase compositions of the LMDed SS304 specimen are evaluated. The hardness of the LMDed specimen is compared with that of the conventionally manufactured wrought SS304 and SLMed specimens. And due to the differences of the grain size and phase composition on the different directions, the hardness of the LMDed specimen is anisotropic. The static tensile properties (ultimate tensile strength (UTS), yield strength (σ0.2) and elongation (EL)) and fatigue strength (FS) of the LMDed specimen are compared with those of the specimens made by the traditional method and SLM. The S N curve is established by the multiple experiments. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is applied to observe the fracture morphology of the static tension and tension-compression fatigue tests. And EDS is applied to analyze the chemical compositions of the particles on the fracture surface. As expected, LMD has the higher static tensile properties and fatigue strength than those of the specimen manufactured by the traditional method.

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